Chapter 1 11.

Which type of organisation is found in only living

LIVING WORLD beings -
1. I. Increase in mass II. Differentiation III. Increase in (1) Atomic (2) Molecular
number of individuals IV. Response to stimuli. Which (3) Mixture (4) Subcellular
two points are known as the twin characteristics of
growth? 12. Organisation levels in living beings are -
(1) I and II (2) I and IV (1) Subcellular cellular individual
(3) II and III (4) I and III community population
(2) Atomic molecular subcellular cellular
2. Cell division occurs __________ in plants and ____________ in
tissue organ individual
animals
(1) Continuously, only upto a certain age (3) Individual population organ system
(2) Only upto a certain age, continuously tissue cellular molecular atomic
(3) Continuously, never (4) Atomic molecular tissue individual
(4) Once, twice ecosystem community

3. Generally growth and reproduction are- 13. Given below are assertion and reason. Point out if both
(1) Mutually inclusive events are true and the reason is correct explanation (I), both
(2) Mutually exclusive events are true but reason is not correct explanation (II),
(3) Either a or b assertion is true but reason is wrong (III) and both are
(4) None wrong (IV).
Assertion - Death is regarded as the most regulatory
4. Match the entities in Column I with their mode of process on earth.
reproduction in Column II- Reason - It avoids over-crowding caused by continuous
Column I Column II reproduction.
A. Planaria I. Binary fission (1) I (2) II
B. Fungi II. Asexual spores (3) III (4) IV
C. Yeast III. Budding
D. Hydra IV. True regeneration 14. Biological organisation begins at -
E. Amoeba V. Fragmentation (1) Cellular level
F. Species VI. Linnaeus (2) Atomic level
Plantarum (3) Organismic level
(1) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV, E-VI, F-V (4) Submicroscopic molecular level
(2) A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-III, E-I, F-VI
(3) A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-III, E-VI, F-I 15. A living organism can be exceptionally differentiated
(4) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV, E-II, F-VI from a nonliving thing on the basis of its ability for -
(1) reproduction
5. Which set of organisms multiply by fragmentation? (2) Growth and movement
(1) Earthworm, Amoeba, fungi (3) Responsiveness to touch
(2) Earthworm, fungi, bacteria (4) Interaction with environment and progressive
(3) Fungi, filamentous algae, protonema of mosses evolution
(4) Amoeba, Hydra, bacteria
16. Linnaeus evolved a system of nomenclature called -
6. Which of the following organisms do not reproduce? (1) Mononomial (2) Vernacular
(1) Mules (3) Binomial (4) Polynomial
(2) Sterile worker bees
(3) both a and b 17. Which one is the species?
(4) None (1) Carnivora (2) Canis
(3) familiaris (4) Canis familiaris
7. Metabolic reactions take place -
(1) In isolated cell-free systems 18. Binomial nomenclature seems to be difficult because a
(2) In living systems scientific name is derived from -
(3) Both a and b (1) English (2) Sanskrit
(4) Either a or b (3) Latin (4) French

8. Organisms that can respond to stimuli are - 19. Two plants are taxonomically related if -
(1) Eukaryotes only (1) They store carbohydrate in the same type of
(2) Prokaryotes only molecule
(3) Both a and b (2) Both obtain energy from hydrolysis of ATP into ADP
(4) Those with a well developed nervous system and inorganic phosphate
(3) Both have similarly lobed palmate leaves
9. I. Growth (4) Both have pinnately veined leaves
II. Reproduction
III. Response to stimuli 20. A group of plants or animals with similar traits of any
IV. Metabolism rank is -
V. Cellular organisation (1) Species (2) Genus
Which of the above features are generally characteristic (3) Order (4) Taxon
of life?
(1) I, II, IV, V (2) All 21. Binomal nomenclature means -
(3) II, III, IV (4) I, II, III, V (1) One name given by two scientists
(2) One scientific name consisting of a generic and
10. Growth, development and functioning of living body is specific epithet
due to - (3) Two names, one latinised, other of a person
(1) Order (2) Homeostasis (4) Two names, one scientific, other local
(3) Metabolism (4) Adaptations
22. Basic unit or smallest taxon of taxonomy / classification
is -
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 (1) Species (2) Kingdom 36. In Whittaker's five kingdom classification, eukaryotes
(3) Family (4) Variety are assigned to -
(1) All the five kingdoms
23. Father of taxonomy is - (2) Only four kingdoms
(1) De Candolle (2) Hooker (3) Only three kingdoms
(3) Linnaeus (4) Aristotle (4) Only two kingdoms

24. A scientist connected with the study of variations, 37. Mayer's biological concepts of species is mainly based
evolution and origin along with classification is known on
as - (1) Morphological traits
(1) Classical taxonomist (2) Reproductive isolation
(2) Herbal taxonomist (3) Modes of reproduction
(3) Modern taxonomist (4) Morphology and reproduction.
(4) New taxonomist
38. Two morphologically similar populations are
25. Linnaeus system of classification was based on - interstitial. They belong to -
(1) Morphology (2) Ecology (1) One species
(3) Embryology (4) Cytology (2) Two biospecies
(3) Two sibling species
26. First act in taxonomy is - (4) None of the above
(1) Description (2) Identification
(3) Naming (4) Classification 39. Distinction of prokaryote and eukaryote is mainly
based on -
27. Taxonomy based on determination of genetic (1) Nucleus only
relationships is - (2) Cell organelles only
(1) Cytotaxonomy (3) Chromosome only
(2) Numerical taxonomy (4) All of the above
(3) Biochemical taxonomy
(4) Experimental taxonomy 40. On the basis of nucleus, virus should be placed under -
(1) Prokaryotes (2) Eukaryotes
28. A group of interbreeding organisms is - (3) Both A and B (4) None of above
(1) Genus (2) Family
(3) Order (4) Species 41. In Whittaker's five kingdom classification unicellular
eukaryotes primarily aquatic & having various cell
29. A taxon is - organelles constitute-
(1) A group of related families (1) Monera (2) Protista
(2) A group of related species (3) Animalia (4) Plantae
(3) A type of living organisms
(4) A taxonomic group of any ranking 42. In five kingdom classification, which single kingdom
contains blue-green algae, nitrogen fixing bacteria and
30. Branch connected with nomenclature, identification methanogenic archaebacteria -
and classification is - (1) Monera (2) Protista
(1) Ecology (2) Taxonomy (3) Plantae (4) Fungi
(3) Morphology (4) Physiology
43. Floral features are commonly used for identification of
31. Sequence of taxonomic categories is - angiosperms because -
(1) Class — Phylum — Tribe — Order —Family — (1) Reproductive parts are more conservative
Genus — Species (2) Flowers can be safely pressured
(2) Division — Class — Family — Tribe — Order — (3) Flowers are nice to work with
Genus — Species (4) Flowers have various colours and scents
(3) Division — Class — Order — Family — Tribe —
Genus — Species 44. A taxonomic key used to identify organisms is labeled :
(4) Phylum — Order — Class — Tribe —Family — (1) phylogenetic key
Genus — Species. (2) evergreen key
(3) dichotomous key
32. The third name in trinomial nomenclature is - (4) none of the above
(1) Species (2) Subgenus
(3) Subspecies (4) Ecotype 45. Which one of the following has least similar characters?
(1) Family (2) Class
33. In nomenclature - (3) Genus (4) Species
(1) Both genus and species are printed in italics
(2) Genus and species may be of same name 46. On which of the following, five kingdom classification is
(3) Both in genus & species, the first letter is capital based -
(4) Genus is written after the species. (1) Cell wall
(2) Genetic material
34. Whittaker proposed - (3) Types of organelles
(1) Two kingdom classification (4) Mode of nutrition
(2) Five kingdom classification
(3) Four kingdom classification 47. Number of criteria used in classifying organisms in five-
(4) Three kingdom classification kingdom classification is -
(1) 5 (2) 4
35. In Whittaker's classification, non-nucleated unicellular (3) 3 (4) 2
organisms / prokaryotes are included under - 48. Which of the following is less general in characters as
(1) Plantae (2) Monera compared to genus -
(3) Protista (4) Animalia (1) Species (2) Family
(3) Class (4) Division

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49. What is correct? 61. An organism is in the same class but not in the same
(1) APIS INDICA family. It may belong to same
(2) Trypansoma gambiense (1) Genus (2) Species
(3) Ficus Bengalensis (3) Variety (4) Order
(4) Mangifera indica
62. Largest herbarium in India is at -
50. Descending arrangement of categories is called - (1) National Botanical Garden, Lucknow
(1) Classification (2) Taxonomy (2) Lloyd Botanical garden, Darjeeling
(3) Hierarchy (4) Key (3) Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
(4) Indian Botanical Garden, Sibpur
51. Nicotiana is -
(1) Variety (2) Subspecies 63. The famous botanical garden of Kew is located in -
(3) Species (4) Genus (1) India (2) England
(3) Germany (4) France
52. Which one is odd/not a category?
(1) Species 64. Related genera belong to same-
(2) Class (1) Variety (2) Family
(3) Phylum (3) Species (4) None of these
(4) Glumaceae/ Malvaceae
65. Which is not applicable to biological species concept?
53. In hierarchical classification, class is interpolated (1) Hybridization
between - (2) Reproductive isolation
(1) Family and genus (3) Natural selection
(2) Phylum and order (4) Gene pool
(3) Order and family
(4) Kingdom and phylum 66. Which taxonomic aid gives comprehensive account of
complete compiled information of a genus or family at a
54. The disadvantage of using common names for species is particular time?
that : (1) Taxonomic key (2) Herbarium
(1) the names may change (3) Monograph (4) Flora
(2) one name does not apply universally
(3) one species may have several common names and 67. ICBN is -
one common name may be applied to two species (1) International Code of Biological Naming
(4) all of the above (2) International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
(3) Internal Class of Biological Nomenclature
55. Place of keeping and studying dry plants is - (4) International Classification of Biological
(1) Arboretum (2) Museum Nomenclature
(3) Vasculum (4) Herbarium
68. Who wrote 'Species Plantarium' and provided a basis
56. Hierarchy of categories of Carolus Linnaeus had for classification of plants?
categories except - (1) Carolus Linnaeus
(1) Genus and species (2) Charles Darwin
(2) Order and class (3) Robert Hooke
(3) Kingdom and class (4) Leeuwenhoek
(4) Phylum and family
69. Identify the true statements from below-
57. An important function of botanical garden is - I. Father of taxonomy is John Ray
(1) Providing beautiful area for recreation II. Homo sapiens is the scientific name of man
(2) One can observe tropical plants over there III. A taxon is a group of related plants or animals.
(3) They allow ex-situ conservation of germplasm IV. Basic unit or lowest taxnomic category is species.
(4) They provide natural habitat to wildlife V. The first step in taxonomy is naming.
VI. Modern classification is based on phylogeny.
58. Two plants belong to same species if they - VII. First time binomial nomenclature was written in
(1) Have more than 90% similar genes latin.
(2) Look similar and possess identical secondary VIII. The number of species that are known and
metabolites described, range between 1.7-1-8 million.
(3) Have similar number of chromosomes (1) I, II, III and IV
(4) Can reproduce freely with each other and form (2) II, IV, VI, VII and VIII
seeds (3) I, III, V and VII
(4) II, III, V and VI
59. The given table gives the classification of a wheat plant.
Kingdom Plantae 70. Classification systems have many uses. Which of the
Division Angiosperm following is not a goal of biological classification ?
__I__ Monocotyledonous (1) To depict convergent evolution
__II__ Poales (2) To clarify relationships among organisms
Family __III__ (3) To help us remember organisms and their traits
(1) i-Genus: ii-Class; iii-Poaceae (4) To clearly identify organisms being studied
(2) i-Class; ii-Order; iii-Poaceae
(3) i-Genus; ii-Class; iii-Solanaceae 71. Taxonomic systems used by biologists are hierarchical;
(4) i-Class; ii-Order; iii- Solanaceae that is,
(1) taxonomic groups reflect shared characters, not
60. In Oryza sativa, sativa stands for - evolutionary relationships
(1) Name of species (2) each higher taxonomic group contains all the
(2) Specific nomenclature groups below it.
(3) Specific epithet (3) taxonomic groups reflect common habitats.
(4) Species (4) a hierarchy of traits is used to establish
classifications.
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 (4) Reproduction and locomotion
72. Classification systems serve four important roles.
Which of the following is not one of those roles? 79. Which of the following biological processes do not
(1) To help us remember characteristics of a large operate within the life span of a given organism ?
number of different things (1) Birth and nutrition
(2) To help us identify shared traits, such as hair, (2) Growth and maturation
mammary glands and constant high body (3) Metabolism and excretion
temperature in mammals (4) Decomposition and mineralization
(3) To reveal the harmony of nature
(4) To provide stable, unique, unequivocal names for 80. The life can be attempted to be defined as a peculiar
organisms and to help reconstruct evolutionary series of functions associated with
pathways (1) Transformation and utilization of energy
(2) Transmission and utilization of genetic information
73. In referring to an organism in writing, such as in a (3) Metabolism and response to the environmental
newspaper, textbook, or lab report, which of these rules variations
should be followed? (4) All of the above.
1. Underline or italicize genus
2. Underline or italicize species 81. The process called evolution, exhibited by the living
3. First letter of species should be uppercase organisms is the manifestation of
4. First letter of genus should be uppercase (1) Only short term changes in the environment
(1) 1, 2, 4 (2) 1, 2, 3 (2) Reasonably long term changes in the environment
(3) 2, 3, 4 (4) 1, 3, 4 (3) A fully stable conditions of the environment
(4) The own desire of the organism to change the
74. Which of the following statements about classification environment.
is not true?
I. Members of a family are less similar than members 82. The living organisms of all hierarchial levels share in
of an included genus common, which one of the following features ?
II. An order has more members than the number of (1) Nature of protoplasmic constitution
members in an included genus (2) Method of cell division
III. Families have more members than phyla (3) Degree of body organization
IV. Members of a family share a common ancestor in (4) Mode of nutrition
the more distant past than members of an included
genus 83. Mark the incorrect statement concerning life
V. The number of species in a taxon depends on their (1) It is a self-regulated thermodynamic system.
relative degree of similarity. (2) It is capable of catalyzing the metabolic reactions.
(1) Only III (2) Only IV (3) It is capable of self perpetuation from generation to
(3) Only V (4) None generation without DNA duplication
(4) it is simply impossible without energy.
75. Select the true statement for reproduction.
I. It is not an all-exclusive defining characteristic of 84. Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive
living organisms characteristic of living things?
II. It is not an all-inclusive defining characteristic of (1) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro
living organisms (2) Increase in mass from inside only
III. It is an all-inclusive defining characteristic of plants (3) Perception of events happening in the environment
and fungi only and their memory
IV. Photoperiod affects reproduction in seasonal plant (4) increase in mass by accumulation of material both
breeders only. on surface as well as internally
V. Photoperiod affects reproduction in seasonal
breeders both plants and animals 85. Which or the following is self-conscious?
VI. Photoperiod has no role in reproduction (1) Human being (2) Tiger
(1) II and V (2) III and IV (3) Lion (4) Amoeba
(3) IV and VI (4) All
86. Living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished
76. Reproduction is synonymous with growth / cell from the nonliving thing on the basis of their ability for
division in - -
I. Bacteria II. Hydra (1) Reproduction
III. Planaria IV. Unicellular algae (2) Growth and movement
V. Amoeba (3) interaction with environment and progressive
(1) I, III and V (2) I, II and IV evolution
(3) I, IV and V (4) All (4) responsiveness to touch

77. Choose the correct statement- 87. All living organism present, past and future are
(1) Growth in multicellular organisms cannot take place (1) Not linked to any extern
in in vitro culture. (2) Linked to one another in their cell membrane
(2) Growth by cell division in unicellular organisms can (3) Linked to one another by the sharing of the common
be observed in in vivo culture. genetic materials, but to varying degrees
(3) Growth by cell division in unicellular organisms can (4) Linked to another by the sharing of the common
be observed in in vitro culture. genetic materials to 100% extent
(4) Growth by cell division in unicellular organisms
cannot be observed by any method. 88. Choose the correct one
I. Growth cannot be taken as a defining property of
78. Which one of the following constitutes the two best living organism.
reasons for distinguishing the living from the non II. Dead organism does not grow.
living? III. Reproduction cannot be an all inclusive defining
(1) Growth and locomotion characteristic of living organisms.
(2) Irritability and locomotion IV. No nonliving object is capable of replicating itself.
(3) Respiration and excretion V. Metabolism in a test tube is nonliving.
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 VI. Metabolism is a defining feature of all living 101. The term 'Taxon' is used for
organism. (1) The ranks of species and genus
(1) I and III (2) All except V (2) The ranks up to phylum
(3) All except III (4) All (3) The species epithet only
(4) Any rank of taxonomic hierarchy
89. Properties of tissues
(1) Are present in the constituent cells 102. The binomial nomenclature was given by
(2) Are due to similar cells in them (1) Lamarck
(3) Are due to their similar origin (2) Ernst Mayr
(4) Arise as a result of interactions among the (3) Carolus Linnaeus
constituent cells (4) Cuvier

90. Which of the following statement is false? 103. Which one of the following organisms is scientifically
(1) Properties of cellular organelles are present in the correctly named, correctly printed, according to the
molecular constituents of the organelles International Rules of Nomenclature and correctly
(2) Interactions among the molecular components of described?
the organelles result into properties of cell (1) Musca domestica - The common house lizard, a
organelles reptile
(3) Biology is the story of life on earth (2) Plasmodium falciparum - A protozoan, pathogen
(4) Biology is the story of evolution of living organisms causing the most serious type of malaria
on earth (3) Felis tigris - The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir
forests.
91. The growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive (4) E.coli - Full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly
events in occurring bacterium in human intestine
(1) Plants only
(2) Animals only 104. In fish, Catla catla the specific name is identical with the
(3) Higher animal and plants generic name, thus it is an example of
(4) Lower organisms (1) Antonym (2) Tautonym
(3) Synonym (4) homonym
92. The sum total of chemical reactions occurring in our
body is called 105. Species is
(1) Metabolism (2) Homeostasis (1) Basic unit of classification
(3) Irritability (4) Catabolism (2) Any rank of taxonomic Hierarchy
(3) Fundamental unit of classification
93. Mark the correct statement (4) More than one option is correct
(1) Only living organisms grow
(2) Plants grow only up to a certain age 106. Which one of the following is not a correct statement ?
(3) The growth in living organisms is from inside (1) Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved
(4) all of these plant specimens
(2) Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for
94. Which of the following multiply by the process of reference
fragmentation? (3) A museum has collection of photographs of plants
(1) Planaria and animals
(2) Filamentous algae (4) Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of
(3) Fungi specimens
(4) All of these

95. Given below is the botanical name of mango. Mark the

option in which the name is correctly written
(1) Magnifera Indica
(2) Mangifera indica
(3) Mangifera Indica
(4) Mangifera indica

96. Identify the correct sequence of taxonomic categories

(1) Species - order - kingdom - phylum
(2) Species - family - genus - class
(3) Genus - species - order - phylum
(4) Species - genus - order - phylum

97. The famous botanical garden 'Kew' is located in

(1) England (2) Lucknow
(3) Berlin (4) Australia

98. The 'Birds' taxonomically represent

(1) Family (2) Order
(3) Class (4) Phylum

99. The Indian Botanical garden is located in

(1) Howrah (2) Lucknow
(3) Mumbai (4) Mysore

100. Following taxonomic aid provides information for the

identification of names of species found in an area
(1) Monograph (2) Manual
(3) Memoir (4) Periodical

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11. 4 12. 2 13. 1 14. 4 15. 1 16. 3 17. 4 18. 3 19. 1 20. 4
21. 2 22. 1 23. 3 24. 1 25. 1 26. 2 27. 4 28. 4 29. 4 30. 2
31. 3 32. 3 33. 1 34. 2 35. 2 36. 2 37. 2 38. 3 39. 4 40. 4
41. 2 42. 1 43. 1 44. 3 45. 2 46. 4 47. 1 48. 1 49. 4 50. 3
51. 4 52. 4 53. 2 54. 4 55. 4 56. 4 57. 3 58. 4 59. 2 60. 3
61. 4 62. 4 63. 2 64. 2 65. 1 66. 3 67. 2 68. 1 69. 2 70. 1
71. 2 72. 3 73. 1 74. 1 75. 1 76. 3 77. 3 78. 3 79. 4 80. 4
81. 2 82. 1 83. 3 84. 3 85. 4 86. 3 87. 3 88. 2 89. 4 90. 1
91. 3 92. 1 93. 3 94. 4 95. 4 96. 4 97. 1 98. 3 99. 1 100. 2
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